Man, teen charged after shots fired during fight in New Haven, police say

Published 2:29 pm, Wednesday, July 30, 2014

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Marquell Wright. Photo provided by the New Haven Police Department.

Marquell Wright. Photo provided by the New Haven Police Department.

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Man, teen charged after shots fired during fight in New Haven, police say

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NEW HAVEN >> A city man and teenager are each facing charges after a large fight Tuesday night that reportedly involved gunfire.

Officer David Hartman, a police spokesman, said in a press release 21-year-old Marquell Wright, of Daggett Street, has been charged with second-degree breach of the peace and conspiracy to commit unlawful discharge of a firearm in connection with the incident.

The teen, who was not identified because of his age, was charged with unlawful discharge of a firearm, possession of a pistol without a permit, second-degree breach of the peace, first-degree reckless endangerment and conspiracy.

Hartman said officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Carlisle Street at 9:12 p.m. Tuesday after the fight was reported. Police found a group of young men and women in the street, but no shooting victim.

Several people there told the officers there were two men with guns and they might have fled in a red Cadillac.

Officers reportedly found several .22-caliber shell casings near 130 Carlisle St. and a witness approached them and pointed out the suspects a distance away on Liberty Street.

Police stopped the two men and allegedly found the teen in possession of a .22-caliber handgun. Witnesses reportedly identified the teen as the person who fired the shots and Wright as having waved his gun in the air.